04 — Uju E
04 — Uju E
8:25 am
My first thought. Yea no way I’m going jogging today. I’m usually up at 6 am and back at 7.30, but the vigil, and the snake I saw yesterday on the trail are not motivating me today. The second snake in a week for that matter. I will settle for my 9.30 turbo-kick class.
10:30 am
Gym off. Head home. Kids haven’t had breakfast yet — everyone is waiting for mommy. I whip breakfast of pancakes for one person, cereal for another and oatmeal for another. I don’t know why I do that — even after I say I’m not taking orders.
Saturday clean up time, but not before I catch with my crazy friends on our WhatsApp group. I get done with one part of the house amidst yelling at the kids. It’s the first Saturday of the summer holidays, spirits are high and suffice it to say I am not ready. I move on to laundry, hubby is up and making his own breakfast. I clean the kid’s room and prep clothes for church tomorrow morning.
1:30 pm
Finally got done cleaning and try to sit down for brunch/lunch, I don’t know , it was breakfast hubby made for us so let’s say it was brunch. For the umpteenth time I’m asking “have you guys brushed?” “So because its Saturday you won’t shower?” Replies of “are we going anywhere?”, “oh yea, you said we are going to the library today”. That last part got them moving.
3.30 pm
Off to the library. Text message comes in. My friend asking if we were home. Texting back and forth on the way to library. Finally ended up with going over to her house. Spent about an hour at the library because nobody would make up their mind. Off we go to my friends. My sister calls me on the way, she is sick and is as bored as I am, I try to cheer her up a bit, but As usual I do not have any gist for her except move to Texas. The plan was to get to friends and walk the kids to the neighborhood park. We ended up making them watch Netflix while we had pizza, drinks, talked and laughed.
8:15 pm
Just remembered my daughter needed a white t-shirt for her dance tomorrow. We say our goodbyes and off we go, changed my mind on the way and concluded she could just use one of her brother’s shirts. It also just occurred to me that I was supposed to adjust the cloth I wanted to wear tomorrow (result of weight loss), but at this hour, I would be too tired when I get home to do anything and nothing in my closet fits anymore. . Marshalls was about the only place open till 9.30. Made it to the store at 8:45 pm, found a dress in 15mins. Yaaay.
9:30 pm
Home at last. Some had dinner and some didn’t. Put the kids to bed. Pretend to go to bed while I catch up on social media. Had an early night. All in all it was a really restful day.
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Uju | Working, Student, Mom of 3. Trying to make sense of this journey called life.